Reports

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee…

« La violence et la peur de la violence font partie du quotidien des adolescentes dans les régions les moins sûres du Sahel central. Non seulement les filles ont peur de sortir de chez elles, mais…

Thousands of displaced people in Burkina Faso, facing both a major food crisis and an upsurge in armed violence, have come to rely entirely on the government and humanitarian organizations. Forced to abandon their crops and…

Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory* projects, respectively.* Last week in Africa, Islamist militants continued their offensives in Burkina Faso and…

SG/SM/21323 La déclaration suivante a été communiquée, aujourd’hui, par le Porte-parole de M. António Guterres, Secrétaire général de l’ONU: Le Secrétaire général condamne fermement l’attaque effroyable survenue durant la nuit du 11 juin 2022 contre la ville de…

**Executive Summary ** The People’s Coalition for the Sahel was created in July 2020 in response to the widespread insecurity in Mali and Burkina Faso and with a view to radically transforming the approach to the resolution…

SG/SM/21323 15 JUNE 2022 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the appalling attack on the night of 11 June against the town of Seytenga, in the Sahel…

The Hague, NL, June 14, 2022 – Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) strongly condemns the recent attack against civilians in Seno province, Burkina Faso. The attack, carried out by armed opposition groups over the night…

Dakar, 13 juin 2022- Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général et Chef du Bureau des Nations Unies en Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF a appris, avec effroi, l’attaque survenue la nuit…

Nearly 3.5 million Burkinabe are estimated to be severely food insecure during the 2022 lean season which has just started (around 16% of the inhabitants), including 628,464 in pre-famine (IPC phase 4), the highest number since…